Saturday, December 31, 2016

He Has Our Heart


Oh my!  So much has transpired since our last blog post. Every day that passes is a day closer to our son.  We submitted paperwork for our last set of finger prints and we had them done on Friday, December 16th.  Then on Friday, December 23rd we received our I800A approval.  That means nothing to most of you, however, it is a very important document and the last one we needed to secure in order to begin the last steps for all of the paperwork that will be heading to China sometime in January.  That is H-U-G-E.  He has our heart and the Heavenly Father has all of us!

I must stop here and say THANK YOU to those of you who are standing with us in prayer.  We know it is paving the way.  We'd also like to say THANK YOU to those who have so generously given of your finances.  We are humbled and so very grateful for everything.  We did reach the matching grant goal of $1,000.00 on Reece's Rainbow-thank you!  God is providing, however there is still more we need.  (If you still need to make a year end tax free donation, please click on the Donate button there to the right.  It works best on the computer -mobile devices seem to have issues- and goes directly to Edward/Harris account and you will receive a confirmation email indicating that.)  THANK YOU so much!

Here are a few pictures we have received from the adoption agency recently.  They are like gold to us, each one a treasure.






I have to share a funny story that we received with our update.  Fang Tao attended a concert and "During the concert, an acapella group sang a slow, solemn version of "Silent Night."  Fang Tao got really excited because he knew the song and he shouted out, "Oh, SILENT NIGHT! YES!" in English. It was pretty funny."  Oh my word, that story makes me laugh every time I read or think about it.  And it made me tear up when I first read about it because that is a song I sang to my kids often before going to bed.  I cannot wait to sing it to Fang Tao.

I will leave you with a few ways you can lift up the Harris Half-Dozen in prayer.
Please pray for:
*God's continued financial provision.
*God's hand on these last important documents and their timing in going to China.
*Fang Tao to have no fear, but rather a determination and courage as his world changes in a few months.
*Fang Tao to have health, spirit, soul, and body.
*For decisions and resources we need here

Thank you again, from the depths of our heart, for every prayer prayed, every dollar given, every encouraging word.  You are part of this journey with us.  HE has our hearts-let us thank HIM above all.


Blessings from the Harris Half-Dozen

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